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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Western Michigan · #173 · MAC · 0–0Ball St. · #220 · MAC · 0–0Tue, Feb 23 · 7:00 PM ETWorthen Arena · Muncie, IN
Model line
Ball St. −4.9
Win probability
Ball St. 70%
Projected tempo
70.2
possessions
Site
Ball St. home
30%Win probability70%

The model makes Ball St. a 4.9-point favorite, winning about 70 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Western Michigan offense vs Ball St. defense

Western Michigan OStatBall St. D
69.0#150Tempo#31865.4
49.9#242eFG%#24952.7
16.9#197TOV%#6118.7
30.5#182ORB%#19931.0
32.8#243FT rate#10632.1
11.9#339Block%#2468.2
48.1#285Assist%#22654.1
48.1#3082P%#23953.0
35.3#1033P%#23434.8
74.4#109FT%—
36.1#2483PA rate#11741.2

Ball St. offense vs Western Michigan defense

Ball St. OStatWestern Michigan D
65.4#318Tempo#15069.0
47.0#336eFG%#31354.4
16.2#151TOV%#34713.4
27.1#292ORB%#11829.1
31.6#264FT rate#25137.5
10.9#294Block%#2887.6
53.6#145Assist%#22253.9
47.0#3312P%#30054.5
31.4#3083P%#30836.1
71.0#235FT%—
39.4#1833PA rate#5243.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Western Michigan

Fri, Mar 6AKent St.126L 78–86
Tue, Mar 3HBall St.220L 71–74
Fri, Feb 27HMiami OH108L 67–69
Tue, Feb 24ABowling Green192W 88–79
Sat, Feb 21ACentral Michigan272L 70–83

Ball St.

Fri, Mar 6HCentral Michigan272W 85–69
Tue, Mar 3AWestern Michigan173W 74–71
Sat, Feb 28ANorthern Illinois278W 79–43
Tue, Feb 24HMassachusetts166W 74–73
Fri, Feb 20HAkron100L 65–78